Tent-fixture



UNITED STATES *PATENT carros.

JOHN H. LANDELL, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

TENT-FIXTURE.

Specification of Letters Patent'No. 32481, dated June 4, 1861 Reissued December 17, 1861, No. 1,245

. To all whom 'it may concern.'

The nature of my invention or improvement consists in a mode of attaching the legs of the tripod to the tent pole which,

provides for an easy repair-in case of accident in the field, and the better securing the tent to the top of the pole.

In the drawings Figure l is a view of the tent with the improvements. Fig. 2 is the old shape of the' top of the tent pole. Fig. 3 is the common fixture for the top ends of the legs of the tripod. Fig. l is the improved thimble or ferrule to lit on the bottom of the tent pole. Fig. 5 ,is the ring whichits on Fig. i without the legs of the tripod. Fig. 6 is the same ring with the upper ends of the tripod affixed thereto. Fig. 7 is the improved top of t-he tent pole.

The same'lett-ers refer to the same parts in each figure.

In the ordinary manner the thimble or ferrule m, Fig. t, is made without the slots a, and Fig. 3 slips on from the bottom, rest.- ing against the shoulder b, Fig. 4, and the legs of the tripod were tted in the slot-s c, Fig. 3, and were held in place by the pins d.

As Fig. 3 was made of castor of malleable iron, in haste of erection ears of the slots would occasionally be broken off and could not be repaired in the field without overloading the stores with a stock of new lixtures. The upper end of the legs had also to be made heavy to insure strength to holdA and to stand hasty handling. lI Vsubstitute p for the holder Fig. 3 the ring n, Figs. 5 and Q, which slips on the thimble up to the shoulder b, and having the three legs r of the tripodbent over it as in Fig. 6 it takes much less iron in the legs to preserve the `distant on the thimble or ferrule one only being shown in the drawing) are provided to receive and keep in place the ends of the` legs of the tripod which are turned over the ring.

For the top of the tent pole a conical ferrule with three slots in it is provided.I (see Fig. 7 A galvanized wrought iron ring c, is fitted to it, to which ring three welded wrought iron chains f, are attached by links welded together on the ring, to the other end of the chains f, a larger wrought iron ring i, is attached in the same manner, the .large ring being securely Vattached to the canvas of the tent.

In the ordinary fixtures of tents six ropes are fastened to a small ring which ring g, is put over the pin z, in the top ofthe pole, the ropes being fast at the other end to a hoop of wood or iron-involving the working of six holes in the canvas for the ropes to pass through after the canvas is stitched to the hoop. In the new method there is no working of holes and three chains insure the holding the top of the tentwith an equal strain on each to meet the contraction of the canvas by wet without breaking.

That I claim and desire to secure is- 1. The employment of a conical ferrule at the top of the tent' pole in combination with the rings c and z' and chains f, the whole being constructed, arranged and operated in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

2. The employment of the ferrule fmat the bottom of the tent pole in combination with the tripod n, r, the whole being constructed, arranged and operated in the man-l ner and for the purpose set forth.

JOHN H. LANDELL. 

